Black Winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus ) is a widely distributed very long - legged wader in the avocet and stilt family . Adults are 33-36 cm long they have pink legs a long thin black bill white head and neck with varying amount of black . It hunts for food in shallow waters, working backwaters, and forwards in an area when probing in mud for worms, molluscs and aquatic insects at times it submerges its head and neck beneath the surface of the water. often feeds in small groups. It is a graceful walker with exaggerated steps, even with water up to its belly.
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